diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index 9930320..a507993 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 glade_DATA = pcsx.glade2
 gladedir = $(datadir)/pcsx
 
-desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
+desktopdir = /usr/share/applications
 desktop_DATA = pcsx.desktop
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(glade_DATA) pcsx.desktop
diff --git a/gui/Makefile.am b/gui/Makefile.am
index eacfd67..a1e1002 100644
--- a/gui/Makefile.am
+++ b/gui/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 INCLUDES = -DPACKAGE_DATA_DIR=\"${datadir}/pcsx/\" \
-	-DPIXMAPDIR=\"${datadir}/pixmaps/\" \
+	-DPIXMAPDIR=\"/usr/share/pixmaps/\" \
 	-DLOCALE_DIR=\"${datadir}/locale/\" \
 	$(GTK2_CFLAGS) $(GLADE2_CFLAGS) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/libpcsxcore -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
diff --git a/pixmaps/Makefile.am b/pixmaps/Makefile.am
index ea6e2d2..2f04173 100644
--- a/pixmaps/Makefile.am
+++ b/pixmaps/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pixmapdir = "$(datadir)/pcsx"
 pixmap_DATA = pcsx.jpg
 
-icondir = "$(datadir)/pixmaps"
+icondir = "/usr/share/pixmaps"
 icon_DATA = pcsx-icon.png
 
 EXTRA_DIST = pcsx.jpg pcsx-icon.png